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Do you? You think our standard of living would be lower if more Americans were working?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Have you ever met a millennial? Many of them are about as interested in working as I am in skydiving. Who is going to do the work? If we were talking about 1950’s or even 1970’s America, I could see your point. That place doesn’t exist any more.

[entropy12]

You think our standard of living would be lower if more Americans were working?

Yes, if all the stuff was made by unionized American workers. Which is why I like Wal-Mart, it is still non-union and I save money doing business with them. I buy groceries at Winco which is owned by workers, non-union, and whole bunch cheaper than unionized Safeway & Fred Meyers.

[cynwoody]

Do you? You think our standard of living would be lower if more Americans were working?

That depends. American workers are not automatically entitled to a living. Nor are any workers. Nor am I, and since no law protects my income against global competition, no law should protect anyone else's.

If American workers can produce something I want for less than foreign workers, then those workers are entitled to a living. I have no problem with that. That's what the market is for.

Otherwise, they need to be redeployed in such a way as to maximize output.

The globe's a big place. Deal with it.

[9YearLurker]

Working at the level of jobs that get outsourced?

Yes.